Day: April 8, 2019

Having a baby is one of the most exciting and special moments that it is possible to experience. The joy of bringing a new life into the world is unparalleled and the love that you feel for the new infant is something very special – and instant. And those feelings are very good things because raising a child isn’t always easy. From nappy changes in the middle of the night to feeding at inconvenient times, the innate desire to climb things and tears and teething, parenting can be fraught. Teething…

Hungarian Roma fashion designer and founder of ‘Romani Design’ Erika Varga looks at her creations at her workshop on March 6, 2019 in Budapest. (AFP/Attila Kisbenedek) Hungarian Roma fashion designer Erika Varga says her label is about stitching together cultural traditions and snipping through stereotypes as much as it’s about dressmaking. “Fashion is a branch of art that interests and connects people, non-Roma and Roma,” the founder of Romani Design said. Often blamed for petty crime, the Roma, Hungary’s largest ethnic minority, face widespread discrimination, poverty and exclusion from mainstream…